Browsing: Athletics

Kenya’s Agnes Tirop and Ethiopia’s Senbere Teferi today broke both the 10 kilometres and 5 kilometres world today in Herzogenaurach, Bavaria. Agnes Tirop took 28 seconds off the long-standing women-only world record for 10km, while Ethiopia’s Senbere Teferi set an outright world 5km record of 14:30 at the adizero Road To Records event

USA’s Kendell Williams and Germany’s Kai Kazmirek topped the end-of-season standings in the 2021 World Athletics Challenge in the Combined Events. Williams, who finished third in the 2019 edition of the series, won the overall title for the first time, tallying 19,574 points. Kazmirek, winner of this series back in 2016, landed his second title with a score of 24,500

The World Athletics Doping Review Board has approved the applications of four Russian athletes who have met the exceptional eligibility criteria to compete in international competition as neutral athletes in 2021 under Eligibility Rule 3.2 while the Russian national federation (RusAF) remains suspended.

Yulimar Rojas today picked the first gold medal for her country, Venezuela in triple jump at the Tokyo Olympic Games, with a world record of 15.67 metres

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has issued its decision in the urgent arbitration procedure between the Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA) and the Russian athletes Veronika Andrusenko and Aleksandr Kudashev

Social entrepreneur, economist, civil society leader and Nobel Peace Prize awardee Muhammad Yunus of Bangladesh will become the second recipient of the Olympic Laurel. He will officially receive the trophy during the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 on 23 July 2021

Today, IOC President Thomas Bach and Japanese Prime Minister SUGA Yoshihide held a meeting to discuss the preparations for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, which will open nine days from now on 23 July

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has issued its decision in the appeal arbitration procedures filed separately by the US track and field athlete Brianna McNeal and by World Athletics (WA) against the decision issued by the WA Disciplinary Tribunal dated 21 April 2021 (the Challenged Decision)

Norwegian star, Karsten Warhom has broken the World 400 metre hurdles by setting a new record of 46. 70 at the Oslo Bislet Games, the season’s fourth Wanda Diamond League

World Athletics Doping Review Board has approved the applications of 61 Russian athletes, who have met the exceptional eligibility criteria to compete in international competition as neutral athletes in 2021 under Eligibility Rule 3.2 while the Russian national federation (RusAF) remains suspended